Actor Johnny Depp made headlines Thursday for a joke he made about assassinating President Trump. A video from May 2016 shows Depp previously joked about killing Trump while on the BBC’s “Graham Norton Show.”
During the segment, Graham Norton showed a photo of Depp dressed as Trump while he was shooting a parody film about Trump’s book The Art of the Deal.
“I have never wanted to kill Johnny Depp before,” actress Jennifer Lawrence joked after seeing the photo.
“I can only say that you should,” Depp responded.
Depp explained that he was asked to play the role of Trump in a feature film and immediately jumped at the opportunity.
A joke about assassinating the president made by Depp on Thursday while at the Glastonbury Festival in England was met with nationwide attention.
“When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” the actor said.
The actor apologized on Friday for making the comments after the White House condemned the joke.
“President Trump has condemned violence in all forms and it’s sad that others like Johnny Depp have not followed his lead. I hope that some of Mr. Depp’s colleagues will speak out against this type of rhetoric as strongly as they would if his comments were directed to a Democrat elected official,” a statement released by the White House read.
